Tested - How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held Onto Hope

Dallas' exonerees look to each other for support
February 16, 2011 | Austin American-Statesman | view story

Dallas DNA exonerees to tell stories at Trinity Presbyterian Church in McKinneys
January 19, 2011 | neighborsgo.com | view story

Editorial: A Joy to Be Free
January 16, 2011 | nytimes.com | view story

Book Shows How DNA Exonerated Men
January 14, 2011 | myfoxaustin.com | view article and video

Book Review by the San Francisco Book Review
January 8, 2011 | sanfranciscobookreview.com | view article

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REVIEWS

The authors’ writing has an almost musical quality, as if the stories were intended for recitation. The authors do not wish to altogether upset the legal system or unsettle the social structures that brought about these twelve injustices; rather, they modestly “attempt to listen to and gain a glimpse into” what twelve wrongly convicted men “held onto when they were tested in ways that would crush most people.” Read entire review.
Southern Literary Review | March 2011

"The numbers are staggering. The statistics are sobering. TESTED isn't about the numbers. It's about the lives and stories of twelve men who were wrongly convicted. What seems genuinely surprising throughout is that the men retain their inner strength without giving in to bitterness or despair. But even as Peyton Budd retells the men's stories, those staggering numbers still manage to haunt."
San Francisco Book Review | January 2011

“TESTED is a fine read, and a strong addition to any social issues collection.”
Midwest Book Review | December 2010

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Independent Publisher (IP) | December 2010

Hilary Swank applauds exonerees featured in the new book TESTED and authors Dori Budd and Peyton Budd, seen here on the red carpet at the LA premiere of Conviction.
(Photos Copyright 2010 Todd Williamson)